Annotated bibliography of Disney reference books
Books already published

Aberg, Lasse (editor): Abergs Musseum (catalog) published by Fisher & Co. 1996.
An excellent catalog in book format of a Disneyana exhibit held in Sweden in 1996. Not a lot of unknown items but a really nice book for "completists".

Alcorn, Steve; Green, David: Building A Better Mouse published by Lulu Books; 2007.
A former Imagineer shares his memories about the creation of Epcot's Electronic designs.

Allan, Robin: Walt Disney and Europe published by Indiana University Press and John Libbey & Co. Ltd; 1999.
Robin is one of the most respected European Disney historians. His name has appeared in countless Disney books and his thesis is a masterpiece, full of new interviews and documents. His book is even better than the thesis. Extremely well written, superbly illustrated, this is an absolute must have for any serious Disney historian.

Alterocca, Bona: W. Disney - Il re dei cartoni animati published by Mursia; 1972.
An other flat biography of Walt. Nothing new. Written in Italian.

Amidi, Amid: Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation published by Chronicle Books; 2006.
This book, while not all about Disney,is a must-have due to the wealth of information about quasi-unknown Disney artists that it contains. Highly recommended.

ANAF: Portfolio Giorgio Cavazzano published by ANAF; 1995.
This splendid portfolio contains beautiful works by the Italian master of Disney comics as well as an interesting introduction. Nice piece for collectors. The introduction is in Italian.

Andersen, Hans Christian; Slater, Teddy: The Emperor's Nightingale (Disney Archives) published by Disney Press; 1992.
A nice book publishing for the first time never seen before conceptual artwork done for the never released short.

Andersen, Hans Christian; Lewin, Simon: The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Disney Archives) published by Disney Press; 1991.
A nice book publishing for the first time never seen before conceptual artwork done for the never released short.

Anderson, Paul F.: The Davy Crockett Craze published by R&G Productions; 1996.
An absolute must-have for Davy Crockett enthusiasts and for Disney historians. Paul F. Anderson is editor of Persistence of Vision, by far the best magazine in existence about the history of Disney.

Anderson, Ken: Nessie and the Little Blind Boy of Loch Ness published by Laughter Publications, Inc.; 1992.
The last story Ken Anderson (one of Disney's most talented artists) wrote and illustrated before his untimely death. A really nice book, although not officially from or about Disney.

Andor, Lajta: Walt Disney published by MFTI; 1960.
The first biography of Walt in Hungarian.

Andrae, Thomas: Carl Barks and the Disney Comic Book: Unmasking the Myth of Modernity published by University of Mississippi Press; 2006.
The quality of Thomas´research is excellent. This book is a must have for Barks enthusiasts.

Antier, Edwige: Fan de Disney published by Hachette; 1998.
A fun book written in French about what your kids learn from a psychological point of view in the Disney universe. Only for real completists.

Antier, Edwige: Pourquoi les Enfants Aiment Mickey ? published by Eshel; 1998.
A cute book of psychology for parents. Not worth a lot. Written in French.

Ariès; Paul: Disneyland - Le Royaume Desenchanté published by Editions Golias; 2002.
A perfectly uninteresting and negative book about Disneyland Paris. Written in French.

Arnoidi, Z.M.: Jizn i Skazki Wolta Disneia; 1967.
The first biography of Walt written in Russian.

Asenin, Sergei: Uolt Disnei published by Iskusstvo; 1995.
The second biography of Walt written in Russian.

Ashman, Howard: The New Mickey Mouse Club published by Grosset & Dunlap; 1977.

Atlantis - The Illustrated Script published by Hyperion; June 2001.
This "work in progress" script is illustrated using pre-production artwork.

Ault, Donald: Carl Barks: Conversations published by University Press of Mississippi; 2003.
A long series of interviews that has already become THE reference on the Duck Man.

Bacher, Hans: Dream Worlds published by Focal Press; 2007.
Hans' book about production design in animation. Considering the amazing talent of Hans Bacher and the work he did on such beautiful movies as Mulan, it's no wonder that this book is already a must have for serious animation enthusiasts.

Baham, Jeff: DoomBuggies.com Presents the Secrets of Disney's Haunted Mansion published by Lulu Books; 2006.
If you have the book by Jason Surrell about the Haunted Mansion, this one is not really necessary.

Bailey, Adrian: Walt Disney's World of Fantasy published by Paper Tiger; 1982.
The text is not the most interesting one can find, however some of the photographs will make you like it.

Bain, David; Harris, Bruce: Mickey Mouse - Fifty Happy Years published by Harmony Books; 1977.

Ballard, Donald W.: The Disneyland Hotel: The Early Years 1954 - 1988 published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2005.
A very nice book about the Disneyland Hotel and all of its details.

Barks, Carl: Uncle Scrooge In Color published by Gladstone; 1987.
A nice homage to the wealthiest duck on Earth, published for his 40^th birthday. The colors and the choice of stories are good.

Barks, Carl: The Fine Art of Walt Disney's Donald Duck published by Another Rainbow; 1981.
A beautiful book, limited to 1875 copies, that reproduces perfectly the first 122 Duck paintings produced between 1971 and 1976.

Barks, Carl: Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge, His Life and Times published by Celestial Arts; 1981.
The story and comic book stories of a very rich Scottish uncle. It contains all of the best Barks classics, including Christmas on Bear Mountain and Back to the Klondike (full-length version). The book includes one story drawn especially for the occasion: Go Slowly, Sands of Time. A soft-cover version of that book has also been released.

Barks Treasury published by Applewood Books; 1997
Distributed exclusively in the American Disney theme parks. Limited to 1000 copies. Contains 40 of the 75 color sketches Barks made for his 96^th birthday.

Barrier, Michael: Building a Better Mouse - Fifty Years of Animation published by Library of Congress; 1978.
A beautiful exhibition catalog written by the famous animation and comic books historian.

Barrier, Michael: Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book published by Lilien; 1981.
The best biography of Uncle $crooge's (and many other ducks) father. A must have for all $crooge fans.

Barrier, Michael: Carl Barks- Die Biographie published by Brockmann und Reichelt Verlag; 1994.
The translation of Mike Barrier famous American biography of Barks in German, illustrated with new documents.

Barrier, Mike J.: Hollywood Cartoons - American Animation in Its Golden Age published by Oxford University Press; 1999.
Mike Barrier, the world famous animation and Carl Barks expert, has been for many years the editor in chief of the best magazine in the field of animation and comics, namely Funnyworld. This is a must have for any animation enthusiast or historian.

Barrier, Mike: Animated Man - A Life of Walt Disney published University of California Press; 2007.
Mike is among the 4 best Disney historians in the world and this biography gathers new information, testimonies that make it an absolute must have for all of us.

Bartolomei, Stefano (editor): Giorgio Cavazzano - Percorsi published by Il Penny Edizioni; 2002.
Catalog of the exhibit "Giorgio Cavazzano - Paperi, Topi e Affini". Text by Alberto Becattini and Luca Boschi among others. Written in Italian.

Baumhauer, Joachim: Disneyana published by Battenberg Verlag; 1993.
First book about Disneyana published outside of the States. Written in German. One would have hoped to encounter much more unseen-before European items. Without real interest.

Beard, Richard: Walt Disney's Epcot published by Harry N. Abrams; 1982 .
Do not be fooled by its appearance, this book is not really about Epcot as we experience it today but about the artistic concepts that gave birth to the different pavilions. It was published before the actual opening of the park. Strange book, but which contains fabulous illustrations. A condensed edition was also published in 1982.

Becattini, Aberto; Boschi, Luca: Disney Index: La Produzione Sindacata published by Funny Animal Club; 1984.
Written in Italian.

Becattini, Alberto: Disney Index published by Al Fumetto Club; 1990.
A complete catalog of the Disney King Features Syndicate comics. Alberto Becattini is one of the 3 utmost experts on Italian and international Disney comics, the other two being Luca Boschi and Leonardo Gori.

Becattini, Alberto: Disney Index, vol.2 published by Al Fumetto Club; 1994.
The second volume of a fascinating tool for indexers and Disney comic book fans.

Becattini, Alberto: Disney's Comics, la Storia, i Personaggi: 1930-1995 published by Editrice Comic Art; 1995.
Alberto finally decided to publish this amazing history of Disney comics worldwide. An excellent introduction for Italian readers to this tremendous world. That is to say… before joining online the world famous Disney Comics Mailing List.

Becattini, Alberto: Floyd Gottfredson published by Comic Art; 1998.
An excellent book by one of the best Italian Disney historians. Written in Italian.

Becattini, Alberto; Boschi, Luca; Bartolomei, Stefano: Giovan Battista Carpi published by Editrice Comic Art; 1995.
The beautiful, very in-depth biography of one of the kings of Italian Disney Comics by three of the most famous Disney comics historians. Written in Italian.

Becattini, Alberto; Gori, Leonardo; Stajano, Francesco: Don Rosa e il Rinascimento disneyano published by Editrice Comic Art; 1995.
The biography of the man who revived $crooge, 20 years after Barks and is currently considered as the best Disney storyteller in activity. A must have. Written in Italian by three Italian experts, all members of the famous Disney Comics Mailing List (of which Don is also an active participant).

Becattini, Alberto; Vianovi, Antonio: Paul Murry - Mice, Ducks and Cheescake published by Glamour Associated; 2002.
A short but excellent study of Mickey comic book artist Paul Murry by two famous comic book specialists. Written in English and Italian.

Beiman, Nancy: Prepare to Board! publisher by Focal Press; 2007.
Written and illustrated by an extremely talented former Disney artist and well-known animation teacher, the book contains as a bonus three never-released-before interviews: one with Ken Anderson, one with Ken O'Connor and one with T. Hee.

Bell, Elizabeth; Haas, Lynda; Sells, Laura: From Mouse to Mermaid published by Indiana University Press; 1995.
Hopefully the last sociological book about Disney. Hopefully only, unfortunately.

Bendazzi, Giannalberto: Cartoons, One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation published by Indiana University Press; 1994.
A fabulous book about the history of animation all around the world. Not all about Disney, obviously, but fascinating to understand the context of the art not only in America but everywhere else too.

Bessy, Maurice: Walt Disney published by Seghers; 1970.
A very hard to find biography of Walt written in French. This is an interesting analysis of Walt, but it contains no new revelations or elements.

Birnbaum, Steve: Walt Disney World and Disneyland published by Hyperion.
The best traveler guide. It is recommended to get this book before visiting the Resort.

Blair, Mary (illustrator): Cinderella published by Disney Press; 2007.
Cinderella entirely illustrated by concept art by Mary Blair. Let's hope this will be the first book in a long series.

Blitz, Marcia: Walt Disney's The Life of Donald Duck re-published by Applewood Books; 1994 (originally published in 1941).
Presented by Applewood in a hardcover box including a greeting Card from Carl Barks and a CD featuring a chat between Barks and Donald, this nice story book (the only one included in this listing) has acquired a special status, as the auto-proclaimed official biography of Donald Duck. Nice book.

Blum, Geoffrey; Andrae, Thomas: Das Ferne und Vergangene published as special issue 19 by Der Donaldist; 1987.
According to Frank Fabian: "Contains a translation of the article The Far Away and Long Ago, which was originally published in The Carl Barks Library, set 1, volume 1." Written in German.

Blum, Geoffrey: Carl Barks and the Disney Ducks published by Another Rainbow Publishing; 1991.
How the "Duck Man" created his limited edition statues. Strange book, published only to promote Another Rainbow statues; it was sold and not given.

Bocquet, Pierre; Gravett, Paul; Wagstaff, Sheena: Les Micquets, un Air de Famille published by Déesse Diffusion; 1988.
Satirical drawings around the Disney universe. Written in French.

Bohn, Klaus: Das Erika-Fuchs-Buch - Disney deutsche Übersetzerin von Donald Duck und Micky Maus: ein modernes Mosaik published by Verlag Dreidreizehn; 1996.
According to Frank Fabian: "A very complete and very interesting book about the famous German translator of Disney comics Erika Fuchs." Written in German.

Bohn, Klaus: Der Bücherdonald - Die grosse Lesekunde des Donaldismus - Band I published by Bauer Brueder; 1992.
According to Frank Fabian: "A donaldistic bibliography, covering the German and American donaldistic fanzines and monographs." Written in German.

Bohn, Klaus: Der Bücherdonald - Die grosse Lesekunde des Donaldismus - Band II published by Bauer Brueder; 1993.
The second volume of the bibliography. Written in German.

Bohn, Klaus: Duck 2000 Nr.5 - Die grosse Donaldismus-Lesekunde; 1990.
According to Frank Fabian: "The predecessor to Der Bücherdonald, the latter being an enlarged version".Written in German.

Bonifer, Mike: The Art of Tron published by Simon & Schuster; 1982.
A nice softcover book about the making of a revolutionnary movie. Some good artwork (including drawings by Moebius and Syd Mead) but the book is unfortunately too short.

Bonifer, Mike: Dick Tracy - The Making of the Movie published by Bantam Books; 1990.
A short softcover book. The text is excellent, the illustrations are a bit less interesting.

Boschi, Luca: The Art of Giorgio Cavazzano published by Lo Scarabeo; 1997.
A fascinating catalog that is also an in-depth biography of one of the best Italian Disney comic masters. The text is great, the illustrations are gorgeous. Written in Italian apart from one piece in English by Frank Stajano.

Boschi, Luca: Walt Disney presenta Pippo, Topolino, Qui Quo Qua, Donald, Daisy published by Disney Libri; 1992-1994.
5 official biographies of our favorite characters (Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Huey Luey and Duey, Donald and Daisy) in Italian which contain wonderful art by comic artists of all countries.

Boshi, Luca; Gori, Leonardo; Sani, Andrea: I Disney Italiani published by Granata; 1990.
Written in Italian, this book is the best ever published about Disney's Italian comic book productions. All the artists, all the characters are described after the history of the creative studios and activities. The authors, including Alberto Becattini who wrote the various indexes at the end of the book, are the utmost authorities in terms of Italian and inernational comics.

Boshi, Luca; Gori, Leonardo; Sani, Andrea: Romano Scarpa published by Alexandro Distribuzioni; 1988.
Written in Italian, this is the biography of one of Disney's most talented Italian comic book artists. See note above about the authors.

Boshi, Luca; Gori, Leonardo; Sani, Andrea; Gasca, Luis: Topolino 60 Anni Insieme published by Electa; 1993.
Catalog of the exhibition organized in Italy for Topolino's (equivalent of Mickey Mouse Magazine) 60th Birthday.

Bourguignon, Philippe: Hop! published by Editions Anne Carriere; 2005.
The Memoirs of the former CEO of Euro Disney. Too slim and shallow, unfortunately. Avaialble only in French.

Bowles, Jerry: Forever Hold your Banner High published by Doubleday; 1976.
A couple of years after the end of The Mickey Mouse Club, what have they become ? The story of the Mouseketeers after the action. For the real fans of the show.

Brandon, Pam: Marking the Millennium published by Disney Editions; 1999.
A small hardcover about the Millennium celebrations at Epcot. I am not sure that the subject deserved the book, but completists will enjoy it.

Bright, Randy: Disneyland Inside Story published by Crown; 1987.
Nice history of the Park That Walt Built till Splash Mountain. This is the best introduction to the history of Disneyland that anyone can read. A must-have for Disney parks enthusiasts. Bruce Gordon, one of the authors of the in-depth history of Disneyland, The Nickel Tour, also contributed to the writing of this book.

Brode, Douglas: From Walt to Woodstock - How Disney Created the Counterculture published by University of Texas Press; 2004.
Well written and researched but not essential to say the least.

Brode, Douglas: Multicultiralism and the Mouse - Race and Sex in Disney Entertainment published by University of Texas Press; 2006.
Oh no! An other sociological book about Disney.

Broggie, Michael: Walt Disney's Railroad Story published by Pentrex; 1997.
A huge book about a rather specialized part of Disney history. Incredible work, incredible documents.

Broggie, Michael: Walt Disney's Happy Place - Celebrating Walt Disney's Centennial published by Donning Co Pub; 2002.
An excellent children book about Walt.

Bruno, Edoardo; Ghezzi, Enrico (editors): Walt Disney published by Biennale di Venezia; 1985.
A beautiful (but small) catalog containing one of the first publications of Eisenstein's essay about Disney. Written in Italian apart from the essay which is in English without translation.

Brunoro, Gianni: Pennelli in Aria published by Libreria dell'Immagine; 1994.
A very good little book about Giogio Cavazzano, one of the Italian masters of Disney comics. Written in Italian.

Bryman, Alan: Disney and his Worlds published by Routledge; 1995.
It looks as if Routledge has decided to publish all of the sterile analyses about Walt. Only the cover photo is nice to look at.

Bryman, Alan E.: The Disneyization of Society published by Sage Publications; 2004.
I have never been a gig fan of sociological works about Disney which makes me highly suspicious of this title.

Budd, Mike; Kirsh, Max H. (editors): Rethinking Disney - Private Control, Public Dimensions published by Wesleyan University Press; November 2005.
One more "sociological" book about Disney, as if we needed one.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show published by Disneyland Paris.
The official program of the show. This book, that has been produced in six different languages, includes a facsimile of the original program. A nice little hardcover book that will probably never be republished.

Burnes, Brian; Viets, Dan; Butler, Robert W.: Walt Disney' Missouri published by Kansas City Star Books; 2002.
A very nice book about Walt's early years.

Burzlaff, Otto: Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Inhaltsverzeichnis und Register der Sonderhefte seit 1965 - Teil 1 published as special issue 28 by Der Donaldist; 1993.
According to Frank Fabian: "Index to the first issues of Donald Duck Sonderheft, formerly known as Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck. First published in 1967." Written in German.

Callo, Giacomo (art director): The Magic Gallery published by Mondadori; 2001.
Acollection of Italian works from Academia Disney that parody famous masterpieces using Disney Characters. A fantastic book and an absolute "must-have".

Canemaker, John: The Art and Flair of Mary Blair published by Hyperion; 2003.
With large quantities of never seen before concept drawings by one of the best Disney artists of the Golden Age, this book is fantastic and an absolute must have.

Canemaker, John: Before the Animation Begins published by Hyperion; 1996.
This is for me one of the books of the decade. Beautifully illustrated with never-seen-before documents, dealing in-depth with the great Disney artists that had been most ignored in the previous books. A must have. I hope John will publish a volume two at some point.

Canemaker, John: Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and the Art of Animation published by Hyperion; 2001.
The MUST have of the year 2001. A pure treasure for Disney enthusiasts and Disney historians as were all of Canemaker's past masterpieces.

Canemaker, John: Paper Dreams - The Art and Artists of Disney Storyboards; 1999.
This book is a must-have, the best book published this year about Disney animation.

Canemaker, John: Treasures of Disney Animation Art published by Harry N. Abrams; 1982.
A wonderful art-book that can only be fully appreciated in its original version and not in the tinny little pocket book version that was published a while ago.

Canemaker, John: Vladimir Tytla Master Animator published by Katonah Museum of Art; 1994.
This short catalog contains an in-depth look at the art and time of one of Disney's most talented and powerful animators, he who gave life to the unforgettable Chernabog in Fantasia.

Capodagli, Bill: Disney Way Fieldbook - How to Implement Walt Disney's Vision of Dream, Believe, Dare, Do in Your Own Company published by McGraw-Hill; 2000.
A business book.

The Carl Barks Library published by Another Rainbow; 1983 - 1990.
This ten set collection containing 30 books is seen as the ultimate collection of Barks comic book work. Besides lots of articles with background information, it also contains unreleased, rejected and/or unfinished works. Most of Barks' comic book work is published as line-art (b/w), which is how it was drawn. The ultimate reference for Barks fans.

Caroselli, Henry M.: Cult of the Mouse - Is Runaway Corporate Greed Killing Innovation in America published by Ten Speed Press; 2004.
A sad story, but some good anecdotes by a former Disneyland creative director.

Carroll, Lewis: Jabberwocky (Disney Archives) published by Disney Press; 1992.
A nice book publishing for the first time never seen before conceptual artwork done for the never released short.

Castagno, Paolo: Il Topolino di Floyd Gottfredson published by Alessandro Tesauro Editore, 1998.
According to Paolo Castagno: "A complete analysis of Gottfredson's works on Mickey Mouse both in Daily strips and Sunday specials complete with all the Italian reprints." Written in Italian.

Castagno, Paolo: L'Opera di Carl Barks su Zio Paperone published by Alessandro Tesauro Editore; 1995.
According to Paolo Castagno: "An index of Barksian stories published in Zio Paperone." Written in Italian.

Castagno, Paolo: Rodolfo Cimino - Dalla Tana del Bestio all'Angolo dei Salici published by Il Papersera; 2007.
If you read Italian and are a fan of Disney comics, this great book about on the most famous Italian Disney script writers is a "must-have".

Castagno, Paolo: Luciano Bottaro - Un "gioviale" omaggio published by Il Papersera; 2007.
If you read Italian and are a fan of Disney comics, this great book about on the most famous Italian Disney comic artists is a "must-have".

Castelli, A.; Sala, P.: Guida a Topolino published as a special issue of the fanzine Comic Club 104; 1966.
According to Paolo Castagno: "Index of Topolino Libretto." Written in Italian.

C'est la Fête aux Mickey published by First; 1992.
Satirical drawings around the Disney universe. Written in French.

Chalker, Jack L.: An Informal Biography of $crooge Mc. Duck published by The Mirage Press; 1974.
This biography of $crooge is based on Barksian references. It tries to introduce some consistency into The Richest Duck in the World universe. Don Rosa used that book as a source for his Life and Times of $crooge Mc. Duck, even though, he did not follow it blindly. A very interesting text for comic books enthusiasts.

Chendi, Carlo (editor): I Mondi Fantastici di Bottaro published by Mostra Internazionale dei Cartoonists a Cura di Carlo Chendi; 1997.
The only book containing an in-depth biography of one of the Italian Disney comic masters by one of Disney's most prolific writers. Written in Italian. The illustrations are interesting, although not a lot of Disney art is reproduced.

Chendi, Carlo: Dedicato a Carl Barks published by Comic Art; 1994.
A great collection of drawings dedicated to the Grand Duck Master, while he was visiting Europe, by the best Italian artists.

Chendi, Carlo (editor): Carl Barks L'Uomo dei Paperi published by Deus Editore; 2005.
Catalog from the Barks exhibit that was held in Rapallo (Italia) from September 17 to October 2, 2005. In English and Italian. Beautifully illustrated.

Childs, Valerie: Disneyland published by Mayflower Books; 1979.

Childs, Valerie: Walt Disney World published by Mayflower Books; 1979.

Christmas of '87 published by Alexander Gallery.
Wonderful catalog of the exhibition of Good Housekeeping Disney art held at the Alexander Gallery in December 1987. A project to republish all Good Housekeeping Pages in a single art-book was unfortunately cancelled in 1997.

Club 33, Royal Street, New Orleans Square, Disneyland - Thirtieth Anniversary published by Disneyland; 1997.

Club 55: The Pioneers published by Disneyland; 1975.
This book is an internal publication published by Disneyland for the park's pioneers, giving their reminiscences, for the park's 20th anniversary. It was not available to the public and is the only internal publication you will find in this list. The only reason it appears here is that the magazine Tomart's Disneyana listed it in its bibliography and as this magazine has become the ultimate reference for Disney fans I would get too many questions by not including it.

Cohen, Karl F.: Forbidden Animation, Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators in America published by McFarland &Co.; 1997.
Finally a book on this fascinating subject. Serious study but, unfortunately, too few illustrations.

Cole, Michael D.: Walt Disney, Creator of Mickey Mouse published by Enslow Publishers; 1996.
Juvenile book of little interest.

Collins, David R.: Walt Disney's Surprise Christmas published by Broadman Press; 1971.
Juvenile book.

Connellam, Tom: Inside the Magic Kingdom, Seven Keys to Disney's Success published by Bard Press; 1997.
A business books that pretends to reveal Disney's tricks. Pretty empty book.

Cotta Vaz, Mark: The Art of Finding Nemo published by Chronicle Books; 2003.
This "making of" is marvelous. Both the text and illustrations are of the highest possible quality. One of the best art-books published to date.

Cotta Vaz, Mark: The Art of the Incredibles published by Chronicle Books; 2004.
A "must-have" by a great writer about the most stunning Pixar movie ever.

Cotter, Bill: The Wonderful World of Disney Television, A Complete History published by Hyperion; 1997.
And complete it is ! This is the absolute best reference book about Disney's TV works. Unbeatable.

Couffer, Jack: Song of Wild Laughter published by Simon and Schuster; 1963.
The biography of a man that served for many years as director and cameraman for the Walt Disney wildlife productions. Very specialized reading.

Cowan, Robert: Working for Disney: 1936-1937, the Ingeborg Willy Scrapbook from The Cowan Collection published by Blurb; 2008.
Not to be missed, if only for the great photographs of the Hyperion studio in the '30s.

Crawford, Holly: Attached to the Mouse: Disney and Contemporary Art published by University Press of America; 2006.
A book that could have been interesting if it had contained illutstrations.

Culhane, John: Disney's Aladdin, the Making of an Animated Film published by Hyperion; 1992.
Did anyone notice that Robin Williams had been "forgotten" ? This is, however a very good (but short) book, well illustrated and that teaches a lot.

Culhane, John; Disney, Roy E.: Fantasia 2000 - A Vision of Hope published by Hyperion; 1999.
Beautiful book. A bit disapointing though as it lacks in preparatory art.

Culhane, John: Walt Disney's Fantasia published by Harry N. Abrams; 1983.
The quality of the illustrations is not perfect, the text is.

Culhane, John: Retrospective -Walt Disney published by Zagreb Film; 1974.
Catalog of the Walt Disney exhibit organized in 1974 for the Zagreb Film Festival.

Culhane, Shamus: Talking Animals and Other People published by Da Capro Press; April 1998.
The long awaited reprint of the autobiography of a famous animator from the golden age.

Dahl, Lucy: James and the Giant Peach published by Disney Press; 1996.
A short but beautiful homage to the movie and its making.

Dahl, Roald: The Gremlins published by Dark Horse Publishing; 2006.
Reprinting of the original book illustrated by Mary Blair and Bill Justice, with an introduction by Leonard Maltin. Short on never-seen-before documents about the project, however.

Dana Jaffe, Elizabeth: Walt Disney (Trailblazers of the Modern World) published by World Almanac Education; 2001.
One more juvenile book.

Davis, Amy M.: Good Girls And Wicked Witches: Women in Disney's Feature Animation published by Indiana University Press; 2007.
Boring.

Davis, Marc (illustrator); Roberts Fulton: Chanticleer and the Fox (Disney Archives) published by Disney Press; 1991.
An excellent book featuring all of the beautiful art developped by legendary animator Marc Davis for the never released short.

De Fornari, Oreste: Disney published by La Nuova Italia; 1978.
A flat biography of Walt in Italian. Nothing new.

DeGaetano, Steve: Welcome Aboard the Disneyland Railroad! published by Steam Passages; 2005.
A "must-have" for all Disney train enthusiasts.

DeGaetano, Steve: From Plantation to Theme Park - The Story of Disneyland Railroad Engine No. 5, the Ward Kimball published by Steam Passages; 2007.
Another "must-have" for all Disney train enthusiasts.

De Hui, Zhong: My Disney Collection published by Guo Shi; 2002.
To my knowledge, this is the first Disney-related book in Mandarin Chinese. No other interest than this, though. A simple catalog of one guy's Disney collection of modern Disney items.

Deja, Andreas: Puss'n Boots published by Lauther Publications, Inc.; 1994.
Andreas, the supervising animator of Scar, Jafar and Hercules, among others, illustrates Charles Perrault's story. Extremely interesting book for "completists", to my taste.

Della Croce, Marco; Francescano, Danilo; Salvatori, Enrica; Spiritelli, Franco: L'Oro di Zio Paperone published by Abaco; 2000.
A good book in Italian about $crooge around the world. Good tool for specialists and laymen alike. Nicely selected illustrations in black and white.

De Moya, Alvaro: O Mundo de Disney published by Geracao Editorial;1996.
Fairly good history of Disney from a Brasilian point of view. The only new information, though, is contained in a short chapter about Disney in Brasil. Written in Brasilian.

Diepen, Bruno: Die tollsten Details im zeichnerischen Werk von Carl Barks published as special issue 4 by Der Donaldist; 1980.
A very small book in black and white, written in German that reproduces the best details of Barks' works. For completists.

Diepen, Bruno: Mehr Details aus dem Werk von Carl Barks published as special issue 18 by Der Donaldist; 1986.
The sequel to the former book.

Di Franco, Jo Ann: Walt Disney, When Dreams Come True published by Dillon Press; 1985.
Juvenile book.

Dilts, Robert: Mozart et Disney, Stratégies du Génie published by La Méridienne/Desclée de Brouwer; 1996.
A very strange and relatively sterile book that tries to analyze the keys of Mozart and Disney's geniuses. Written in French.

Disney, Edward: A Story of Disneys - Some Myths Explored self-published; 1998.
A book about the whole Disney family history (not just Walt's ancestry) that will rejoice the most hard-core historians. Edward Disney's email address will help you order this book.

Disney Legends published by Disney University; 1997.
A small booklet presenting the European Disney legends honored in 1997 at Disneyland Paris. Fascinating for real Disney historians as it introduces the faces and biographies of some of the people that were instrumental in shaping the history of Disney in Europe.

Disney Hugh: Disneys of Stebanon - A review of an Anglo-Irish Family from the Time of Cromwell self-published; 1995.
While exploring the book by Edward Disney, I stumbled on this one. However, while this book is about the Disney family, there is no mention of Walt's family, except a one-page introduction.

Disney Miller, Diane: The Story of Walt Disney published by Holt; 1957 (paperback version by Dell 1959).
This is certainly not an unbiased biography since it was written by Walt's daughter, but it is very refreshing, enjoyable and interesting.

Disneyland Paris, Souvenir Book published by Disneyland Paris; 1996.
A nice soft-cover souvenir book published in at least six different languages.

Disneyland: the First Quarter Century published by Disneyland: 1979.

Disneyland; the First Thirty Years published by Disneyland; 1985.

Disneyland, the First Thirty-Five Years published by Disneyland; 1989.

Disney's Animal Kingdom, A Sneak Preview published by Hyperion; 1998.
A short soft-cover book about the making of the fourth theme park of Walt Disney World. Nicely illustrated.

Domenico, Gino: A Day at the New Amsterdam Theatre published by Disney Editions; 2004.
A nicely illustrated book and a good addition to the library of Disney musical and Lion King fans.

Domingo, Jordi: Thematic Stamp Catalogue - Disney published by Domfil; 2000.
The only complete catalogue of Disney stamps I am aware of. Ends in 2000, unfortunately. Written in Spanish and English and published in Barcelona.

Dorfman, Ariel; Mattelart, Armand: How to read Donald Duck published by International General; 1975.
Did you know that Donald served colonialist and imperialistic purposes ? On a second level study, this book is funny.

Dos Santos, Roberto Eliseo: Reinventando Quadrinhos published by Editora Paulinias; 2002.
This history of the Disney comic book artists includes a big section on the Brazilian ones with unpublished before information. Written in Portuguese.

Duca, Lo: Le Dessin Animé published by Prisma Editions; 1948.
One of the first French books about animation, it includes a great introduction by Walt. Written in French.

Duchêne, Alain: Walt Disney n'est pas mort published by Favre; 1989.
The author unfortunately forgot to take information about Walt's life before writing this... uh... "biography". Written in French.

Dunham, M.L.: Disney's Junior Encyclopedia of Animated Characters published by Disney Press; 2004.
No interest. Too focused on the kids audience.

Dunlop, Beth: Building a Dream, the Art of Disney Architecture published by Hyperion; 1996.
Whereas The Art of Reassurance is about concept art leading to Disney's buildings, Building a Dream is about what has actually been built. Therefore, the visual documents in this book are a little bit less interesting than in the former one.

Dunn, Ann (editor): Brookman Price Guide for Disney Stamps published by Krause Publications; 1999.

Earle, Eyvind: Horizon Bound on a Bicycle - The Autobiography of Eyvind Earle published by Eyvind Earle; 1991.
I hesitated for years to include this book on the Disney Books Network as it contains only 16 pages about Eyvind's carreer at Disney, but those are important pages that will be of use to quite a few Disney historians.

Edwards, Scott and Stobener, Bob: Cel Magic, Collecting Animation Art published by Laughs Unlimited Inc; 1991.

Eisenstein, Serguei: Walt Disney published by Circé; 1991.
This book in French is an extremely odd reflection on Walt's early work by one of Russian cinema geniuses. The thinking is often odd but not totally uninteresting. This essay has been published in English in "Bruno, Edoardo; Ghezzi, Enrico (editors): Walt Disney published by Biennale di Venezia; 1985".

Eisner, Michael; Swartz, Tony: Work in Progess published by Random House; 1998.
If it weren't for the fact that Michael is shamelessly forgetting dates and events, this might be an interesting book.

Eliot, Mark: Walt Disney, Hollywood's Dark Prince published by Birch Lane Press; 1993.
The latest and by far most stupid and uninteresting "scandalous biography" of Walt. So full of mistakes, guesses, intentional lies and non-intentional ignorances it is hardly worth mentioning.

Eronen, Matti: Carl Barks' Surviving Comic Book Art self-published; 1994.
A non-illustrated list of the pages of Barks art that survived destruction with a history of how they survived and where they were last seen. A very specialised book for hard-core Barks collectors.

Euro Disney Resort, Le Guide published by Disney Hachette Edition; 1992.
The official guide of Euro Disney Resort. Never updated. This Disney Hachette Edition is written in French, but the book was also released in at least 7 other different languages. Not to be confused with Disneyland Paris or Euro Disney souvenir books.

Euro Disney, Souvenir Book published by Disneyland Paris; 1992.
The hard-cover purple book released just after the Park's opening. Same format as its American equivalents. Nicely illustrated and published in at least six different languages.

Evans, Bill Morgan: Disney World of Flowers published by Disneyland; 1965.
A description and photographs of the landscaping of the park by its creator, Disney Legend Bill Evans.

Faeti, A.: In Trappola col Topo - Una Lettura di Mickey Mouse published by Einaudi; 1986.
According to Paolo Castagno: "A sociological analysis of Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse. The Best book about Disney comics I ever read!" Written in Italian.

Fanning, Jim: Sing-Along Songbook published by Hyperion; 1995.
A nice soft-cover book containing the score and lyrics of Disney's most famous songs as well as introductions by famous Disney historian Jim Fanning.

Fanning, Jim: The Disney Poster, from Mickey Mouse to Aladdin by Hyperion; 1993.
A selection of some of Disney's nicest original posters.

Fanning, Jim: Walt Disney - Pop Culture Legend published by Chelsea House Publishers; 1994.
Juvenile.

Fanning, Jim: Cinderella - A Dream Come True published by Disney Editions; 2005.
This book is part of the special DVD set released in 2005. It deserves to figure in this list as it features a nice little section about the making of Cinderella, including a few interesting documents and quotes.

Farber, R.H.: Time to Rewind published by Collectible Collection Ltd.; 2005.
The most complete guide in existence about Disneyana Ingersoll wrist watches (from 1933 to 1939). Very specialized but a great reference for collectors.

Farrell, Ken: Warmans Disney Collectible Field Guide published by KP Books; 2006.
Not much that does not appear in other Disneyana guides.

Feild, Robert D.: The Art of Walt Disney published by Macmillan & Co.; 1942 (English version by Collins 1944).
The first serious book about the Studio, it contains splendid illustrations. The text is a bit dry, though.

Felice, Andrea (editor): Setant' Anni di Fiabe Animate published by Editrice Comic Art; 1999.
A nice book in Italian, but the illustrations are a bit disapointing as no really unknown document is reproduced.

Ferraiuolo, Perucci: Disney and the Bible published by Horizon Books; 1996.
An analysis of the current Walt Disney Company that uses the literal interpretation of the Bible as its weapon. What can I say about a book so full of mistakes and bad faith (ironic isn't it) that it auto-destroys itself ?

Finch, Chistopher: Walt Disney's America published by Abbeville Press; 1978.
This book contains amazing documents but is strangely unfocused. An excellent work, though.

Finch, Christopher; Rosenkrantz, Linda: Sotheby's Collectors Guide: Animation Art published by Henry Holt & Company, Inc.; 1998.
An excellent reference book for collectors.

Finch, Chrisopher: The Art of the Lion King published by Hyperion; 1994.
From concept to finished animation of what became a real Classic.

Finch, Christopher: The Art of Walt Disney published by Harry N. Abrams; 1973, updated in 1995 and in 2004.
The images are wonderful, the text is extremely precise and easy to read. What else could one ask for ? The best part of the story is that it was updated twenty years after the first edition. A condensed version was published in 1975.

Finch, Christopher: Winnie the Pooh - A Celebration of the Silly Old Bear published by Hyperion; June 2000.
This tribute to Winnie contains some lavish artwork coming from the archives.

Finnie, Shaun: The Disneylands that Never Were published by Lulu Books; 2006.
A first foray into a fascinating aspect of Disney history, that would deserve a great art-book or an in-depth exploration by a serious Disney historian. An excellent start, though. Pure text and no images for obvious costs and rights reasons, unfortunately.

Fisher, Maxime P.: Walt Disney published by Franklin Watts; 1988.
Juvenile book.

Fjellman, Stephen M.: Vinyl Leaves published by Westview; 1992.
A strange and in depth study of Walt Disney World's urban architecture.

Flower, Joe: Prince of the Magic Kingdom published by Willey; 1991.
Less positive than The Disney Touch, it tackles the Eisner era while summarizing Walt Disney, An American Original and Storming the Magic Kingdom.

Foglesong, Richard E.: Married to the Mouse - Walt Disney World and Orlando published by Yale University Press; April 2001.
According to Steve Watts, author of the excellent book The Magic Kingdom : "This book offers shrewd insights into larger issues of urban growth, democratic governance and economic development... a fine piece of work."

Fontana, Franco: Walt Disney World published by Edizioni Panini Modema; 1986.
A book of photos by one of Italy's most famous artists. Strange decision however that the one consisting in photographing the parks empty.

Fonte, Jorge; Mataix, Olga: Walt Disney (3 volumes) published by T&B Editores; 2000 and 2001.
The first series of books published in spanish about Walt's works. Each volume is 320 pages long. A beautiful series.

Fonte, Jorge: Todo Empezó con un Ratón published by T&B Editores; 2003.
A short book about Disney's cartoons, in Spanish. Not a lot of new information. The best part, to my taste are the few pages about "never released projects".

Ford, Barbara: Walt Disney published by Walker; 1989.
The story of Walt, for children.

Ford, Carin: Walt Disney - Meet the Cartoonist published by Enslow Publishers; 2003.
And one more book about Walt for kids.

Fossati, Franco: Carl Barks, Cronologia Disney Ragionata 1942-1954 published by Epierre; 1984.
According to Paolo Castagno: "The chronological index of Barks works by one of the most famous Italian experts in Disney comics." Written in Italian.

Fossati, Franco: Carl Barks Guide published by Libreria dell'Immagine; 1992.
The new, completed edition of the index. Complete listing of Barks' stories including non-Disney ones plus all Italian publications.Written in Italian.

Fossati, Franco: Paolino Paperino published by Pirella;1984.
According to Paolo Castagno: "The "biography" of Donald Duck." Written in Italian.

Fossati, Franco: Topolino- Storia del Topo Più Famoso del Mondo published by Gammalibri; 1980.
According to Paolo Castagno: "The "biography" of Mickey Mouse." Written in Italian.

Fossati, Franco: Walt Disney e l'Impero Disneyano published by Editori Riuniti; 1986.
According to Paolo Castagno: "A presentation of the Disney empire." Written in Italian.

France, Van Arsdale : Window on Main Street published by Laughter Publication, Inc.; 1991.
The Disneyland years of the man who created the Disney University. The anecdotes are rather funny and as with most of the insiders' biographies it shows Walt, the Studio and the parks from a new and refreshing perspective.

Frantz, Donald: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, a Celebration published by Hyperion; 1995.
The show is gorgeous, the book is too. A little small, though.

Frantz, Douglas; Collins, Catherine: Celebration, U.S.A. published by Henry Holt & Co.; 1999.

Frick, Devon; Hodge, Tamara: Disneyana Collectors Guide to 1938-1960 California Pottery; 1998.
A good guide book for specialized collectors.

Fuchs, Wolfgang J. an others: Carl Barks - Bilder aus Entenhausen published by Württenbergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart and Nationalmuseet Kobenhaven; 1994.
A very nice small exhibition catalog containing reproductions of some of Barks' oil paintings and short articles by well known experts. Written in Danish and German.

Fuchs, Wolfgang J.; Zeuch, Horst; Walz, Michael F.: Disney Galerie - Kunst aus Entenhausen published by Egmont Ehapa Verlag; 2001.
A nice collection of parodies of famous movies and famous paintings including the Disney ducks. In German.

Funicello, Annette and Romanowski, Patricia: A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes, My Story published by Hyperion; 1994.
The autobiography of the most famous Mouseketeer.

Gabler, Neal: Walt Disney - The Triumph of the American Imagination published by Knopf; 2006.
This is defintely a "must-have". Neal Gabler had full access to the Disney Archives for this biography and the quality of his research is equivalent to that of Steve Watts'.

Gadducci, Fabio; Tavosanis, Mirko: Casa Disney - Autori e Diritto d'Autore published by Punto Zero; 2000.
A well documented small book in Italian without illustartions about the copyright problems of Disney comic book artist. Not very kind to the Company. Contains interviews with artists Luciano Bottaro, Don Rosa and Marco Rota.

Gans, Grobian: Die Ducks - Psychogramm einer Sippe published by Wissenschaftliche Verlagsanstalt zur Pflege Deutschen Sinngutes im Heinz Moos Verlag; 1970. (republished in 1972 as a paperback by Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag)
According to Frank Fabian: "This publication marks the beginning of German donaldism. Tries to analyse the psychology  of the Ducks thanks to Barks' stories." Written in German.

Gans, Martin S.: Das wahre Leben des Donald D. published by Kolkhorst Verlag; 1984.
According to Frank Fabian: "Humoristical pseudo-biography of Donald revealing his alleged scandalous life. Not very funny, though. The author's name is a parody of Grobian Gans (see above)." Written in German.

Gasca, Luis: El Mundo Magico de Mickey Mouse published by Editorial La Mascara; 1995.
This catalog published during a Spanish exhibit contains some fascinating Spanish items from Luis Gasca's collection. The rest is of little interest. Written in Spanish.

Gerstein, David (editor): Mickey and the Gang - Classic Stories in Verse published by Gemstone Publishing; 2005.
The complete Disney Good Housekeeping Pages. A "must-have". One of the most fascinating Disney books published this year thanks to all the extra material collected by David Gerstein.

Gerstein, David (editor): Disney Comics: 75 Years of Innovation published by Gemstone Publishing; 2006.
The equivalent for comics of what the Walt Disney Treasures DVDs are to regular Disney DVDs. A must have for any Disney comics enthusiast. Contains good editorial material. Should hopefully be the first of a very long series.

Ghez, Didier : Disneyland Paris - From Sketch to Reality published by Nouveau Millenaire Edition; 2002.
A 320 page artbook about the Art and the Making of Disneyland Paris containing more than 750 illustrations (artwork, renderings and photos). Published simultaneously in French and in English. A limited edition printed on a special very high quality paper and containing four special prints of Walt Disney Studios concept art has also been released. Check www.dlpbook.com for more information on where to find the book and how to buy it.

Ghez, Didier: Mickey! published by Banco Real; 2005.
Catalog of the Mickey exhibit that happened in Sao Paulo from October 2 to October 24, 2004. Includes many photos of rare Disneyana items from the '30s and '40s from all around the world as well as never-seen-before artwork from the 1940s version of the never released animated project The Three Musketeers. In Portuguese.

Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 1 published by Xlibris; 2005.
The Walt's People series is a collection of the best interviews ever conducted with Disney artists.
Contributors to the series include noted Disney experts Robin Allan, Paul F. Anderson, Michael Barrier, J.B. Kaufman, Jim Korkis, Mike Lyons and John Province.
Walt's People - Volume 1 includes in-depth interviews with artists Rudy Ising, Dave Hand, Bill Tytla, Ken Anderson, Jack Hannah, John Hench, Marc Davis, Milt Kahl, Harper Goff and Joyce Carlson and discusses among many other subjects the Disney Studio before Mickey Mouse, the challenges in directing Snow White, the making of Destino with Dali, the process that led to the production of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the frustrations and joys of Marc Davis and Milt Kahl and the creation of It's a Small World. It contains hundreds of new stories about the Studio and its artists and should delight even the most serious historians and enthusiasts.

Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 2 published by Xlibris; 2005.
Walt's People - Volume 2 includes interviews with artists Friz Freleng, Grim Natwick, Frank Tashlin, Ward Kimball, Floyd Gottfredson, Herb Ryman, Frank Thomas, Eric Larson, Woolie Reitherman, Rick Rich and Glen Keane. It is 100 longer than volume 1 and should delight even the most serious Disney historians.

Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 3 published by Xlibris; 2006.
Walt's People - Volume 3 includes interviews with artists James Algar, Lee Blair, Jack Bradbury, Andreas Deja, Joe Grant, Ben Sharpsteen, Bill Justice, Volus Jones, Ward Kimball, Burny Mattinson, Floyd Norman, Bill Peet, and Tony Strobl.

Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 4 published by Xlibris; 2007.
Walt's People - Volume 4 includes interviews with artists Roger Armstrong, Ted Berman, Marc Davis, Virginia Davis, Lou Debney, Eric Goldberg, Joe Grant, Stan Green, Peter Ellenshaw, John Hench, Dick Huemer, Dick Moores, Floyd Norman, Dale Oliver, Leo Salkin, Brian Sibley, and Roy Williams.

Ghez, Didier (editor): Walt's People - Volume 5 published by Xlibris; 2007.
Walt's People - Volume 5 includes interviews with artists James Algar, Bill Anderson, Buddy Baker, Jack Bradbury, George Bruns, Alice Davis, Marc Davis, Al Dempster, Bill Evans, Vance Gerry, Hugh Harman, T. Hee, Winston Hibler, Lynn Karp, Ward Kimball, Dave Michener, Nadine Missakian, John Musker and Ron Clements, Maurice Noble, Fess Parker, Walt Peregoy, Walt Stanchfield, Erwin Verity, and Bill Walsh.

Ginch, Bill and Miranda, Fred: The Official Disney Trivia Book published by Paperjacks; 1988.
The first trivia book about Disney, it was published before the famous series of "ultimate" trivia books by Dave Smith and Kevin Neary.

Ciotta, Mariuccia: Walt Disney: Prima Stella a Sinistra published by Bompiani; 2005.
Written in Italian, this books is especially interesting due to the interviews with Diane Disney Miller, John Hench and Marty Sklar.

Giroux, Henry A.: The Mouse that Roared - Disney and the End of Innocence published by Rowman & Littlefield; 1999
What can you expect with a title like this one ?

Girveau, Bruno (curator): Il Etait une Fois Walt Disney published by RMN; 2006.
The catalog of the best Disney exhibition ever exhibit, taking place at Le Grand Palais in Paris starting on September 15, 2006. Contains a large quantity of marvelous never-seen-before artwork as well as in-depth texts by Charles Solomon and Robin Allan among others. A "must have."

Gisle, Jon: Donaldismen - en muntert-vitenskapelig studie over Donald Duck og hans verden; 1973.
The book that coined the terms Donaldism and Donaldist. Written in Norwegian.

Given, Anders: Jakten Pa Onkel Walt: Fire Nr-Disney-Opplevelser published by Cappelen; 2001.
Written in Norwegian. Mostly sociological theory about Disney, save for a good chapter about the author's visit to Barks.

Gordon, Bruce; Mumford, David: A Brush with Disney - An Artist's Journey, Told through the Words and Works of Herbert Dickens Ryman published by Camphor Tree Pub.; 2000.
An absolute must have for Disney historians. Great book. Fantastic artwork.

Gordon, Bruce; Mumford, David: Disneyland, the Nickel Tour published by Camphor Tree Publishers; 1995 and new updated version 2000.
The most in-depth history of Disneyland to date by two of the most knowledgeable Imagineers on the subject. The collection of postcards that illustrates it is also worth the buy in itself. A new updated version was published in January 2000.

Gordon, Bruce; Kurtti, Jeff: Disney Insider Yearbook published by Disney Editions; 2006.
Not a fascinating subject, but the book is extremely well done and beautifully illustrated.

Gori, Leonardo; Stajano, Francesco: Floyd Gottfredson published by Comic Art; 1998.
Superb book about the best Disney comic book artist along with Barks. A must have for Disney comics enthusiasts. Written in Italian.

Gourdin, Henri: Walt Disney, Bâtisseur de Rêves published by Domens; 1995.
One of the worst biographies of Walt. The author has shamefully borrowed from the studies of Bob Thomas and some other great biographers to build an uninteresting, badly written text, that even contains a few mistakes. No primary research has been done. No attention has been given to this book. None should be. Written in French.

Grant, John: Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters published by Hamlyn 1987; updated versions published by Hyperion 1993 and 1998.
Contains most of the information you may want on major or minor characters and on the animated features. The illustration are of top quality. The who's who of Disney's universe. Updated on a regular basis.

Great Moments from the Films of Walt Disney published by The Rutledge Press; 1981.
Huge photographs from Snow White, Pinocchio, Bambi, Dumbo, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty with small commentaries.

Greene, Katherine and Richard: The Man Behind the Magic published by Viking; 1991.
Another biography of Walt for kids.

Greene, Katherine and Richard: Inside the Dream : The Personal Story of Walt Disney published by Hyperion; 2001.
One of the two books not to be missed at the end of 2001 this year along with The Nine Old Men by Canemaker.

Green, Howard; Green, Amy: Remembering Walt - Favorite Memories of Walt Disney published by Hyperion; 1999.
The greatest collection of memories on one Walt Disney ever compiled. An extremely good book containing some never seen before pictures of Walt.

Green, Howard: The Tarzan Chronicles published by Hyperion; 1999.
A book written by Howard Green is almost bound to be excellent.This book is only one out of two "making of" books released along with Tarzan. It is the most lavish of the two.

Griffin, Sean : Tinker Belles and Evil Queens - The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out published by New York University Press; December 1999.
Once again with that kind of books, the title says it all. Disney's relationship to the gay universe.

Grote, Johnny A.: Carl Barks Werkverzeichnis der Comics published by Ehapa; 1995.
A huge annoted bibliography of The Duck Master. Written in German.

Grote, Johnny: Der Stammbaum der Ducks published by Ehapa; 1999.
Good book in German about the Duck family according to Barks.

Grote, Johnny A.: Who's Who in Entenhausen published by Ehapa Comic Collection; 1997.
Written in German by one of the most famous German duck expert.

Grote, Johnny A.; Berner, Horst : Thanks Carl ! - In Memoriam Carl Barks published by Ehapa Comics Collection; 2000.
A splendid homage to Carl Barks in German. Contains some great drawings by artists all around the world paying a tribute to the Duck Man, including Uderzo, Loisel, Daan Jippes,...

Grover, Ron: The Disney Touch published by Business One Irwin; 1991.
How Eisner and Wells revamped Disney and made it what it is today. Updated in 1997. I consider this book as being part of a triptych of Disney reference books about the history of the company: first the official biography by Bob Thomas (1901-1966), second Storming the Magic Kingdom by John Taylor (1967-1984) and third this one (1985-today).

Guedel, Heidi: Animatrix - A Female Animator - How Laughter Saved my Life published by IUniverse, Inc.; 2003.
This autobiography of Heidi Guedel, who used to be a Disney animator, contains great stories about the post-Walt and pre-Eisner era. An excellent read.

Hahn, Don: Disney's Animation Magic published by Disney Press; 1996.
One of Disney's most famous producers explains the animation process to kids. In the meantime, the book reproduces a few interesting documents from the most recent era of Disney's animation.

Hahn, Don: Disney's Animation Kit published by Hyperion; 1999.
A guide for children on how to animate, by the famous Disney producer Don Hahn. Includes a brief history of animation.

Hake, Ted: The Official Price Guide to Disney Collectibles published by House of Collectibles; 2005.
A reference as important to collectors as the Tomart´s Disneyana.

Haller, Ray: Just when you Thought it was Safe to go to the Park published by Ray Haller; 1994.
The second volume from our witty Disneyland cast member.

Haller, Ray: You should never have asked about his job published by Ray Haller.
Ray is a cast member and his funny drawings about the parks are hilarious.

Hammontree, Marie: Walt Disney, Young Movie Maker published by Aladdin Paperbacks; 1997.
One more juvenile biography of Walt.

Hand, David: Memoirs published by Martha Hand; 1986.
The very interesting autobiography of one of Disney's geniuses of concept art.

Hansford, Dee: Gardens of Walt Disney World Resort published by The Walt Disney Company; 1988.
Perfect art-book about the vegetation and landscaping of the magic kingdoms.

Hartung, Peter: Manden og anden - en bog om Carl Barks published by Bogfabrikken; 1994.
According to Ole Nielsen: "A shallow biography of Barks. The last third of the books is about Barks visit in Copenhagen." Written in Danish.

Hegener, Michiel : Het Duckdenken published by Contact Uitgeverij; 2000.
A book about "duckthinking" with illustrations from Barks comics. In Dutch.

Heide, Robert and Gilman, John: Cartoon Collectibles published by Doubleday; 1983.
Nothing new when you already posses the Munsey and the Tomart. Re-published in 1994 by Hyperion as Disneyana.

Heide, Robert; Gilman; John: The Mickey Mouse Watch: From the Beginning of Time published by Hyperion; 1997.
Nothing much to say about this small, well-illustrated and well documented book. A good reference for collectors.

Heide, Robert; Gilman, John; Peterson, Monique (Contributor); White, Patrick J.: Mickey Mouse - The Evolution, The Legend, The Phenomenon ! published by Disney Editions; 2001.
Nothing much is new in that book, apart from a few photos of european Disneyana. But the design is extremely nice and the reading enjoyable.

Helnwein, Gottfred: Wer Ist Carl Barks published by Neff; 1994.
Fascinating art book about Bark's style and drawings. Written in German but mostly composed of reproductions of barksian art, this work can be of interest even to non-German speakers.

Helnwein, Gottfried: Donald Duck... Und die Ente ist Mensch geworden published by Karikatur Museum Krems; 2007.
A splendid catalog about a Carl Barks exhibition that took place in Austria. Written in German.

Heminway, John: Disney Magic: The Launching of a Dream published by Hyperion; 1998.
This small book is a stunning work about the making of the new Disney cruise ship. Beautiful artwork, very interesting text. Too short. This book was offered to journalists during the launch.

Hench, John: Designing Disney published by Disney Editions; 2003.
Full of never seen before artwork and fascinating insights by veteran Imagineer and Disney Legend John Hench, this book is without the slighest bit of doubt a must have for all Disney park enthusiasts.

Henderson, Mary: The New Amsterdam : The Biography of a Broadway Theater published by Hyperion; 1997.
A beautiful book about a beautiful Disney-owned theater.

Hiaasen, Carl: Team Rodent: How Disney Devours the World published by Ballantine Books;1998.
A long and boring essay attacking the Walt Disney Company for its negative influence on today's universe. Nothing new from previous anti-Disney tirades.

Higgins, Steven; Magliozzi, Ronald S.: Pixar - At the Museum of Modern Art published by MoMA; 2006.
The catalog of the MoMA exhibit. A must-have for any Pixar enthusiast.

Holliss, Richard and Sibley Brian: Mickey Mouse, His Life and Times by HP. Books; 1986.
The title says it all, but let us add that Richard Holliss and Brian Sibley are two of the best English Disney experts, also authors of The Disney Studio Story and The Making of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Holliss, Richard; Sibley Brian: The Disney Studio Story published by Crown; 1988.
Two parts. One is the complete history of the studio, the other is a complete filmography with commentaries. This is a must have. If only for the illustrations. But the anecdotes are also fascinating. Very in-depth book.

Holliss, Richard; Sibley Brian: Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs & the Making of the Classic Film published by Hyperion; 1987.
An excellent, if a bit short, "making of". Originally published by Simon & Schuster in 1987, then reprinted by Hyperion.

Hollis, Tim and Ehrbar, Gregory: Mouse Tracks - The Story of Walt Disney Records published by University Press of Mississippi; 2006.
An excellent reference book for Disney record enthusiasts and collectors that unveils a minor but quite interesting aspect of Disney history.

Houghton Comfort, Mildred: Walt Disney, Master of Fantasy published by T.S. Denison; 1968.
Juvenile book.

Hurter, Albert: He Drew as He Pleased published by Simon and Schuster; 1948.
A collection of drawings and sketches by one of the Studio's best designers in the '30s and '40s, one of those who influenced heavily the look of Snow White and Pinocchio. A very rare and very desirable book. I am still looking for my copy of this specialized masterpiece.

The Imagineers: Imagineering Way - Unharnessing the Power of Creative Thinking published by Disney Press; 2003.
Good read with excellent anecdotes.

Imagineers, The: The Imagineering Field Guide to EPCOT and Walt Disney World published by Disney Editions; 2006.
A great series.

The Imagineers: The Imagineering Field Guide to Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World published by Disney Editions; 2007.
The rest of the series is excellent. This book should is no exception.

Isbouts, J. P.: Discovering Walt Disney published by Hyperion; 2001.
A juvenile book about Walt.

Iwerks, Leslie; Kenworthy, John : The Hand Behind the Mouse - An Intimate Biography of Ub Iwerks, The Man Walt Disney Called the Greatest published by Hyperion; 2001.
An exeptionnal book that will definitely become a classic among Disney historians. An absolute must have. Almost as essential as the biography of Walt by Bob Thomas.

Jachnin, Boris: Walt Disney published by CS Filmovy Uslav; 1989.
The first biography of Walt written in Czech. The illustrations are all very famous. No document is really original in this work. Most of the iconography is of poor quality. An oddity, though.

Jackson, Kathy Merlock: Walt Disney, a Bio-Bibliography published by Greenwood Press; 1993.
By trying to do too much in too few pages, Kathy does not really succeed in creating an in-depth reference book. The bibliography is interesting, though.

Jackson, Kathy Merlock (editor): Walt Disney - Conversations published by University Press of Mississippi; 2006.
Let's admit it, this is a book I would have loved to create. A "must-have" without hesitation.

Jacobs: Disney's America on Parade published by Harry N. Abrams; 1975.
A book about the ceremonies held in 1976 in the Disney parks.

James, L.: Mickey's Drawing Class published by Simon & Shuster; 1983.

Jones, Angie; Oliff, Jamie: Thinking Animation - Bridging the Path Between 2D and CG published by Course Technology PTR; 2006.
A bit technical, but the number of former or current Disney artists contributing to it (Eric Goldberg, Floyd Norman, Tony Bancroft,...) make it worthwhile for readers that are not also animators.

Jones, Tom (introduction by): Walt Disney's Christmas Treasury published by Abbeville Press; 1978.
According to the Library of Congress: "An anthology of Christmas stories, illustrations, comic strips, posters and other miscellanea featuring Disney characters."

Jones, Wesley: Mousecatraz published by E.J. Communications; 2006.
Stories from cast members. Fun, but not very interesting.

Jungersen, Frederik G.: Disney published by Det Danske Filmmuseum; 1968.
Nothing really new in this Danish biography of Walt. No new photos, no new info, just a really nice cover featuring Walt with a paper hat.

Jungk, Peter: The Perfect American published by Handsel Books; 2004.
A novel about the last days of Walt translated from the German language. A good read.

Justice, Bill: Justice for Disney published by Tomart Publications; 1992.
The autobiography of the man who drew Chip and Dale, animated most of Disneyland attractions and is the nicest person you will ever meet at a Disneyana convention ("Give me a napkin ! I'll draw for you since you seem to enjoy it as much as I do !").

Kauffmann, Bernd (editor): Die Duckomenta published by Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung; 2003.
The catalog of a German exhibit of works that parody famous masterpieces using the Disney Ducks. Interesting. Written in German (but little text).

Keller, Keith: The Mickey Mouse Club Scrapbook published by Grosset and Dunlap; 1975.
The essential book about what may have been your favorite program a few decades ago.

Kilpatrick, Mell; Thie, Carlene: A Photographer's Life with Disney Under Construction published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2002.
This splendid book of black and white photgraphs is part of a 3 book series. A must have for any serious Disneyland enthusiast.

Kilpatrick, Mell; Thie, Carlene: Disney Early Years Through the Eyes of a Photographer published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2002.
The second volume of a splendid three book series.

Kilpatrick, Mell; Thie, Carlene: Disney Years Seen Through the Photographer's Lens published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2002.
The third volume of a splendid three book series.

Kilpatrick, Mell; Thie, Carlene: Disneyland, the Beginning published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2003.
This book of more than 120 color photographs about Disneyland, the fourth by Carlene Thie and Mell Kilpatrick is a beauty.

Kilpatrick, Mell; Thie, Carlene: Homecoming - Destination Disneyland published by Ape Pen Publishing; 2005.
The best book in Carlene's great series.

Kimball, Ward: Art Afterpieces published by Pocket Books in 1964, re-published by Price, Stern, Sloan in 1975.
This book contains a nice collection of very funny parodies of famous paintings (not related to Disney) by Disney Legend Ward Kimball. Nice to have for completists.

Kinney, Jack: Walt Disney and other assorted characters published by Harmony Books; 1988.
A look at the studio by one of the men who "created the magic", enjoyed it at times, hated it sometimes and worked a lot on the Goofy shorts.

Kobayashi, Shinichiro: Tokyo DisneySea published by Tokyo Disneyland; 2007.
A fabulous art-book by award-winning Kobayashi.

Koehler, William R.: The Wonderful World of Disney Animals published by Howell Book House; 1979.
According to the Library of Congress: "Presents a behind-the-scenes account of the techniques and trials of training various animals who have appeared in Disney productions."

Koenig, David: Mouse Tales published by Bonaventure Press; 1994.
What a cast member suffers to entertain his public. At times funny.

Koenig, David: Mouse Under Glass published by Bonaventure Press; 1997.
A book about the inspirations, "secrets" and tidbits of information about Disney's animated features. Nothing is really new, but it's summarized in a nice way.

Koenig, David: More Mouse Tales - A Closer Peek Backstage at Disneyland published by Bonaventure Press; 1999.
A nice and fun addition to David's series.

Koenig, David: Realityland: True-life Adventures at Walt Disney World published by Bonaventure Press; 2007.
A great read based on many excellent interviews.

Kothenschulte, Daniel: Walt Disney - ein vergessener Künstler published by Schüren; 2002.
One more monography about Walt. Written in German.

Krause, Martin; Witowski, Linda: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, an Art in the Making published by Hyperion; 1994.
The beautiful collection of original art owned by Steve Ison is reproduced in this book. While it could have been bigger, it is definitely a must-have for Disney animation and Snow White fans.

Kronborg, Steffen: Andre andalyser - En ny andtologi self-published; 1988.
According to Ole Nielsen: "More of the same. Kronborg is good at revealing the deeper levels of Barks' stories and his almost religious belief in Nature's intervention in human matters." Written in Danish.

Kronborg, Steffen: Carl Barks - andalyser - En andtologi self-published; 1986.
According to Ole Nielsen: "Articles (some of them already published in the fanzine Carl Barks and Co.) analysing themes in Barks' stories." Written in Danish.

Kuenz, Jane; Klugman, Karen; Waldrep, Shelton; Willis, Susan: Inside the Mouse published by Duke University Press; 1995.
One of those books that try to analyze the Walt Disney Company in a very theoretical way and without real purpose. Neither the philosophical, nor the sociological point of view are of real interest.

Kunz, Karl-Ludwig; Sidler, Roger : Kriminalpolitik in Entenhausen published by Helbing & Lichtenhahn; 1999.
A serious analysis of the Disney comics detective stories. In German. Too dry for me.

Kunzle, David: Carl Barks: Dagobert und Donald Duck -Welteroberung aus Entenperspektive published by Fisher Verlag; 1990.
Written in German.

Kurland, Gerald: Walt Disney, the Master of Animation published by SamHar Press; 1971.
Juvenile book.

Kurtti, Jeff: The Art of Mulan published by Hyperion; 1998.
A new and beautiful addition to a great series.

Kurtti, Jeff: Dinosaur - The Evolution of an Animated Feature published by Hyperion; 2000.
A good book that would have deserved a hardcover version.

Kurtti, Jeff: Since the World Began published by Hyperion; 1996.
The history of Walt Disney World. A good book, although the visual documents are totally plain and the format is rather disappointing.

Kurtti, Jeff: Milo's Journal - Atlantis, the Lost Empire published by Hyperion; May 2001.
Notes, drawings and translations compiled by Thatch.

Kurtti, Jeff: Subterranean's Tours Atlantis - A Traveler's Guide to the Lost City published by Hyperion; June 2001.
This irreverent romp gives travelers the information they need to make their journey to Atlantis a vacation to remember.

Kurtti, Jeff: The Art of the Little Mermaid published by Hyperion; 1998.
This book is really not worth the others in the "Art of" series. It does contain a few concept drawings by Kay Nielsen, however, most of the book is made of stills from the film. Moreover, none of the art is credited and this book only exists in a miniature version, even though it was never originally published as a large coffee-table book.

Kurtti, Jeff: A Bug's Life - The Art and Making of an Epic of Miniature Proportions published by Hyperion; 1998.
The "making of" of the new Pixar full-length feature by the author of The Art of Mulan.

Kurtti, Jeff: A Bug's Life - Special Collector's Edition published by Hyperion; 1998.
A smaller book than the official "art of" but nice to have.

Kurtti, Jeff: The Mythical World of Atlantis : From Plato to Disney - Theories of the Lost Empire published by Hyperion; May 2001.
Elements of theories about Atlantis put forth by philosophers and historians alongside the "theory" revealed by the Disney version.

Kurti, Jeff: Treasure Planet - A Voyage of Discovery published by Hyperion; 2002.
This "making of" book is a delight.

Kurti, Jeff; Gordon, Bruce: The Art of Disneyland published by Disney Editions; 2005.
The biggest event of 2005, with the best selection of renderings from WDI ever seen to date. Only available at the parks, unfortunately.

Kurtti, Jeff: Disney Dossiers - Files of Character from the Disney Casting Department published by Disney Editions; 2006.
A book about Disney characters that contains quite a few never-seen-before documents and is a nice-to-have for both adults and kids.

Kurtz, Bruce D.: Haring, Warhol, Disney published by Prestel; 1991.
Nice animation art is reproduced in this large exhibition catalog.

Lainsbury, Andrew: Once Upon an American Dream - The Story of Euro Disneyland published by University Press of Kansas; January 2000.
Considering the fact that I am currently writting the official art book about Disneyland Paris, you can believe how puzzled I might be by that one.

Lambert, Pierre: Le Cartoon à Hollywood published by Librairies Séguier; 1988.
A nice book about animated cartoons. Nothing revolutionary, however.

Lambert, Pierre: Les Artistes de Disney published by Librairie Séguier; 1987.
Very nicely illustrated catalog of a travelling Animation Art exhibition. The art is often "never seen before".Written in French.

Lambert, Pierre: Blanche Neige published by Démons et Merveilles; 2000.
Once again, an absolute jewel. One of the best art books ever published on a Disney movie.

Lambert, Pierre: Mickey Mouse published by Démons et Merveilles; 1998.
The author of the best art book ever published on a Disney movie, Pinocchio, has created an other masterpiece. The book is 300 pages long, contains 433 color documents and has an introduction by Roy Disney. There is no limited edition as for the Pinocchio volume, but all copies of the French book are sold in book-cases.Written in French with an English edition published in December by Hyperion that does not contain a bookcase.

Lambert, Pierre: Pinocchio published by Démons et Merveilles; 1995.
This is a book that marked the history of Disney books. It is by far the most lavish, the most glossy, in short the most beautiful ever published about a Disney movie. Granted, the text is short but the artwork is so gorgeous that it does not matter at all. This book was originally published in French. The French edition can be found in two versions: the regular one as well as a limited edition (450 copies, leather-bound binding in a hard slipcase, complete with a beautiful high-quality litho). The English version was published in 1997 by Hyperion. Legendary artists Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston recently gave Charles Solomon an interview about Pierre Lambert's book.

Lambert, Pierre: Walt Disney, l'Age d'Or published by Démons et Merveilles; 2006.
Slim text (in French) but beautiful artwork, as ever. The book covers Disney's animated features from Snow White to The Jungle Book. For really hard-core fans, unfortunately, the number of truely "never-seen-before" documents is slightly disapointing.

Land, Richard D.; York, Frank: Send a Message to Mickey : The ABC's of Making Your Voice Heard at Disney published by Broadman & Holman Publishers; 1998.

Lanquar, Robert: L'Empire Disney published by Presses Universitaires de France; 1992.
Written in French. Good summary of Disney's past and present. For beginners only though.

Laqua, Carsten: Wie Micky unter die Nazi Fiel published by Sachbuch; 1992.
Written in German. Covers the 1923-1945 period of Disney in Germany and contains some fascinating visual documents. A must have for Disney historians.

Lassell, Michael: Elton John's & Tim Rice's Aida - Bringing the Broadway Show to Life published by Hyperion; 2000.
Very nice book about a beautiful musical.

Lassell, Michael: Celebration - The Story of a Town published by Disney Editions; 2004.
This is the first book published by Disney about Celebration. Unfortunately it is aimed at kids.

Lassell, Michael: Disney on Broadway - Magic, Mask, Myth published by Hyperion; 2002.
A good book, but does it add much to the ones that were published on Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and Aida? Not really.

Lassell, Michael: Tarzan - The Staging of a Broadway Spectacular published by Disney Editions; 2007.
Good book about a no-so-good show.

Lasseter, John; Daly, Steve: Toy Story - The Art and the Making of the Animated Film published by Hyperion; 1995.
An excellent addition to the "making-of" series. Beautifully illustrated. Few text, though.

Lasseter, John ; Docter, Pete: The Art of Monsters Inc. published by Chronicle Books; 2001.
A splendid book (probably the best "art of" ever) about the making of a fantastic movie.

Laura, E.: A Nyomtatott Disney published by MFTI; 1967.
A monography about Disney in Hungarian.

Leebron, Elizabeth; Gartley, Lynn: Walt Disney, a Guide to References and Ressources published by G.K. Hall; 1979.

Lefkon, Wendy (editor): Brother Bear - A Transformation Tale published by Disney Press; 2003.
A good "making of" art book about a movie that should be the most fascinating Disney in years.

Lefkon, Wendy (editor): One Day at Disney published by Hyperion; 1999.
A superbly illustrated book about the four resorts. No text apart from the captions.

Lefkon, Wendy (editor): Walt Disney World Resort: a Magical Year-by-Year Journey published by Hyperion; 1998.

Le Grand Livre d'Or de Walt Disney published by Deux Coqs d'Or; 1983.
Good book about the Disney characters, excellent pictures. Written in French.

Lehman, Christopher: The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation in American Animated Short Films published by University of Massachusetts Press; 2008.
Based on new interviews, this is a very good book.

Lesjak, David : Toons at War - Disney World War II Collectibles; November 2000.
This book written by one of the utmost specialists on Disney during WWII is absolutely fascinating and a must have for Disney historians and collectors.

Leslie, Esther: Hollywood Flatlands - Animation, Critical Theory and the Avant-Guard published by Verso Books; 2003.
A great book. A rarity : a sociological book which also happens to be very interesting and well written about the Disney Studios (and a few other animation studios) and its relationship with the European intellectuals.

Levin, Bob: The Pirates and the Mouse - Disney's War Against the Underground published by Fantagraphics Books; 2003.
A very good book about the "Air Pirates" comics legal battle. A good read for Disney comics enthusiats.

Leydier, Richard (editor): Mickey dans tous ses Etats published by Hotel Dassault; 2006.
The small catalog of a French exhibit of modern art with Mickey as its central theme. In French. No much interest.

Lomond, Britt : Chasing After Zorro Selfpublished; 2002.
A very good book by the man who played the villain Monastario. Check www.zorrovsmonastario.com for more information on where to find the book and how to buy it.

Longest, David; Stern, Michael: The Collector's Encyclopedia of Disneyana published by Collector Books; 1992.
A catalog of many pre and post war Disneyana items with estimated prices, combining the four former books by David Longest and Michael Stern in one.

Longest, David: Character Toys and Collectibles (2 volumes) published by Collector Books; 1984-1987.
A catalog of many pre and post war Disneyana items with estimated prices.

Longest, David: Collecting Disneyana published by Collector Books; 2007.
One more good book by a great collector.

Longfellow Anderson, Philip: The Gospel According to Disney: Christian Values in the Early Animated Classics published by Longfellow Publishing; 1999.
That one I will pass.

Lotman, Jeff: Animation Art - The Early Years (1911 - 1953) published by Shiffer; 1995.
A huge catalog of all the animation art ever sold by the big auctioneers, written by one of the world largest collectors and animation art enthusiasts. This is a crucial reference book for animation art collectors and historians.

Lotman, Jeff: Animation Art - The Late Years (1954 - 1993) published by Shiffer; 1996.
The second volume of this amazing encyclopedia.

Lotman, Jeff: Animation Art at Auction: Recent Years published by Shiffer; 1998.
The update to Jeff's first two books.

Lowery, Howard (editor): The Art of Grim Natwick self-published; 1991.
The catalog of the auction that followed Grim Natwick death. The biography of this famous animator, that was in charge, among other characters, of Snow White, is quite complete. The visual documents are stunning.

Lowery, Howard (editor): The Malcolm Willits Collection of Mickey Mouse Paintings by Floyd Gottfredson self-published; 1993.
As there is no book reproducing all Gottfredson paintings (like The Fine Art of Walt Disney's Donald Duck for Barks paintings), this catalog is the closest thing one can find. The art is interesting, some would say beautiful.

Lynch, Wendy: Walt Disney (Lives and Times) published by Heineman Library; 1998.
One more juvenile book about Walt.

Malloch, Chris: World War II : The Disney Patches published by Lulu Books; 2007.
A selection of insignas created by the Disney Studio during WWII.

Malmberg, Melody: The Making of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park published by Hyperion; 1998.
A lavishly illustrated 192 pages book with interesting text about the creation and secrets of the new Disney park. Only available in Walt Disney World, unfortunately.

Malmberg, Mel: The Making of Hong Kong Disneyland published by Disney; 2007.
This book was given to cast members and never sold to the general public, making it very difficult to find.

Maltin, Leonard: Of Mice and Magic published by Plume; 1980.
The most complete history of American animation ever published.

Maltin, Leonard: The Disney Films published by Crown; 1973, updated in 1984 and 1995.
All the pre-1966 movies in details, some of the post 1966 whithout many commentaries. Illustrations are in black and white. This is definitely the ultimate reference for pre-1966 Disney movies history.

Maltin, Leonard: The Disney Poster Book - From the Collection of Tony Anselmo published by Hyperion; 2002.
This book is the obvious reference for Disney poster collectors.

Mandry, Michel: Disney Channel published by Hachette Editions n°1; 1986.
This strange book contains some text about Walt and his creation, but its core is a collection of oddly matched comics stories that include among other jewels: The Youth of Donald Duck by Marco Rota and the Youth of Walt Disney. Written in French.

Mandry, Michel: Happy Birthday Mickey ! published by Editions du Chêne; 1984.
The best history ever published of Le Journal de Mickey by its former editor, the ultimate historian of French Disney comics. For non-French speakers the illustrations still make it worthwhile.

Mandry, Michel: Mickey Explore le Temps published by Hachette-Edi-Monde; 1980.
This beautiful "white book" contains the best episodes of the famous French comics series "Mickey Through the Centuries" drawn for more than 25 years by the fantastic French artist Pierre Nicolas (also author of the famous Paris Match cover drawn for Walt's death). The introduction by Michel Mandry in itself makes buying the book a very worthwhile move. Written in French.

Mannheim, Steve: Walt Disney and the Quest for Community published by Ashgate Publishing; 2002.
The first book about what the real EPCOT project would have been. A well researched study. A "must have" for real Disney historians.

Markey, Kevin: Around the World with Disney published by Disney Editions; 2005.
Contains some really great photos of all of the Disney parks, grouped in cleaver ways. A nice read.

Marling, Karal Ann (editor): Designing Disney's Theme Parks: the Architecture of Reassurance published by Flammarion and Centre Canadien d'Architecture; 1997.
The renderings are almost all published here for the first time. This catalog is an absolute masterpiece for Disney theme parks art enthusiasts. My advice: get it, whatever the cost.

Marling, Karal Ann: Behind the Magic - 50 Years of Disneyland published by The Henry Ford Museum; 2005.
Beautiful catalog of a splendid exhibition.

Marti, Jordi; Comas Antoni: La Quiebra de la Idea Disney en Paris published by Tibidabo; 1994.
A shallow book written in Spanish. No interest.

Martin, Stacia: The Sounds of Disneyland published by Disney; 2005.
A splendid book that came in a special box with 6 CDs. A "must-have".

Mary, Bertrand: Walt Disney et Nous published by Calmann-Levy; 2004.
Bland biography of Walt in French. No interest.

Masters, Kim: The Keys to the Kingdom - How Michael Eisner Lost His Grip published by William Morrow & Co; April 2000.

Matos, Dennys: World Mouse published by Arte y Naturaleza; 2005.
Catalog of an "art" exhibition held in Madrid in November and December 2005, whose main theme was Mickey as symbol of US imperialism (how original and subtle - grin).

McElveen, Floyd C.: The Disney Boycott published by Vital Issu.; 1998.
Title says everything.

McQuillan, Martin; Byrne, Eleanor: Deconstructing Disney published by Pluto Press; 1999.
One more uninteresting sociological study.

McKinnon, Robert J.: Stepping into the Picture: Cartoon Designer Maurice Noble published by University Press of Mississippi; 2008.
Maurice Noble was one of Disney's and Warner Bros.' best cartoon art directors. The book that started as his autobiography, co-written with Robert McKinnon is one of the events of 2008.

Merkl, Ulrich: Barks Scripts - Ein unbekanntes Kapiel im Schaffen von Carl Barks published as special issue 21 by Der Donaldist; 1987.
A nice analysis of the progression of Barks work techniques in the last part of his career, seen through the development of the Junior Woodchucks' story Wailing Whalers that was created to be drawn by other artists. Written in German.

Merritt, Russell and Kaufman J.B.: Walt in Wonderland published by Edizioni Biblioteca dell' Imagine; 1992.
This English-Italian book is, to date, the only in depth book about "Walt before Mickey". The documents it contains are often unique or never-published-before.

Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, JB: Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies published by La Cineteca del Fruli; 2006.
The long awaited magnum opus of Russell and J.B. about a subject that would have deserved this in-depth study a long time earlier.

Mezzavilla, Silvano: Giorgio Cavazzano published by Editori del Grifo; 1994.
Another small and very interesting book about one of the grand masters of Italian Disney comics.

Mickey Mouse In Color published by Pantheon; 1988.
The limited edition version contains a vinyl disc with a discussion between Barks and Gottfredson. The way the best Mickey comics stories by Gottfredson are presented in this volume makes it an absolute must have for Disney comics enthusiasts.

Mickey Mouse Songbook published by Hansem House; 1976.

Miller, D.M.: What Would Walt Do?: An Insider's Story About the Design and Construction of Walt Disney World published by Writers Club Press; 2001.
Readable but not great.

Miller-Zarneke, Tracey: The Art of Meet the Robinsons published by Disney Editions; 2007.
Too short.

Minella, Elizabetha: Comics e Cartoons Phone Cards published by Epierre; 1998.
This price guide lists all the phone cards around the world dedicated to comics. This means that all the Disney cards from Japan, France, Italy, Czech Republic, Canada,... are listed. Written in English and Italian.

Mollica, Vincenzo (editor): I Love Paperino published by Editori del Grifo; 1984.
An hommage to Donald Duck by all of the most famous Italian comic book artists published for the 50th birthday of the Duck. The works are surprising, often extremely entertaining. For completists, though. Written in Italian.

Mollica, Vincenzo: La Seduzioni di Biancaneve published by Editori del Grifo; 1989.
According to Eta Beta: "A lot of info and images about the making of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."

Un Mondo de Paperi - catalogue of the Castel dell'Ovo exhibit;1998.
The catalogue of the huge exhibit taking place from April 29 to June 21 in Naples and featuring a lot of original Disney artwork. I have not seen this catalog yet, but it is said to be a bit short. Written in Italian.

Mongello, Louis A.: The Walt Disney World Trivia Book published by Intrepid Traveler; 2004.
Finally an excellent trivia book about Walt Disney World. That one was long overdue.

Mongello, Louis A.: The Walt Disney World Trivia Book, Volume 2 published by The Intrepid Traveler; 2006.
Volume 1 was excellent, this one is too.

Mosley, Leonard: The Real Walt Disney published by Crafton; 1985.
"Walt was not so nice but he did some interesting things" could be the summary of this critical and rather negative book. This book was published in 1985 as Disney's World.

Mumford, David; Gordon, Bruce: Ellenshaw Under Glass published by Camphor Tree; 2003.
The reference on matte painting master Peter Ellenshaw. Unfortunately this is also the last book by the late imagineer and marvelous Disney historian David Mumford.

Munsey, Cecil: Disneyana; 1974.
The first book ever on Disneyana, it contains all the basics to start or better understand your collection.

Murray, John and Fox, Bruce: Fisher Price published by Books Americana; 1987.

Murray, R. Michael: The Golden Age of Walt Disney Records 1933-1988 published by Antique Trader Books; 1997.
A very good and nicely illustrated price guide for collectors of Disney records.

Nader, Ginha: Walt Disney - Um Seculo de Sonho published by Editora Senac; 2000.
A series of three Brazilian books in Portuguese about the history of Walt Disney. The first volume is a biography of Walt, the second discusses the Disney Company and the thirs focuses on Walt Disney World. A good introduction for readers who only speak portugese.

Nardo, Don: The Importance of Walt Disney published by Lucent Books; 2000.

Nardo, Don: Walt Disney - Inventors and Creators published by Kidhaven; 2003.

Norman, Floyd: Faster! Cheaper! - The Flip Side to the Art of Animation published by Get Animated; 1992.
The first volume of humoristic cartoons by animation legend Floyd Norman. His cartoons make fun of work as an animator at Disney, Hannah-Barbera and Pixar. Very fun read.

Norman, Floyd: Son of Faster Cheaper published by Vignette Multimedia; 2003.
The second volume of humoristic cartoons by animation legend Floyd Norman. His cartoons make fun of work as an animator at Disney, Hannah-Barbera and Pixar. Very fun read.

Norman, Floyd: How the Grinch Stole Disney published by Vignette Multimedia; 2005.
The third volume of humoristic cartoons by animation legend Floyd Norman. His cartoons are more hilarious than ever. An extremely fun read.

O' Brien Flora: Donald Duck, Fifty Years of Happy Frustration by HP. Books; 1985.
The story of our favorite duck. Nice illustrations but nothing compared to the biographies published by Disney Libri. Same series as Mickey Mouse, his Life and Times and Goofy, the Good Sport.

O' Brien Flora: Goofy, The Good Sport published by HP Books; 1985.
The biography of a legendary comical "actor".

O'Day, Tim; Gordon, Bruce: Disneyland - Then, Now and Forever published by Disney Editions; 2005.
Full of never-seen-before concept art and photos. A "must-have". Only available at the parks, unfortunately.

Ohmart, Ben: Welcome, Foolish Mortals... The Life and Voices of Paul Frees published by BearManor Media; 2004.
The biography of Haunted Mansion's Ghost Host. A great read.

Olszewski, Edward J.: The Emperor's Old Groove - Decolonizing Disney's Magic Kingdom published by Peter Lang Publishing; 2003.
Aaargh! Yet an other uninteresting sociological book about the Company.

Oneal, David: Anaheim Vacationland published by Extinct Attractions Publishing; 2008.
A good book on an oddly interesting subject.

Paik, Karen: Art of Ratatouille published by Chronicle Books; 2007.
A beautiful art book about a great movie.

Paik, Karen; Iwerks; Leslie: To Infinity and Beyond! published by Chronicle Books; 2007.
I was hoping to be the one writting that book, but that thought apart, this lavish book is be a must have.

Paolini, Elvio; Marovelli, Piero; Saccomano, Giulio: Introduzione a Paperino: La Fenomenologia Sociale nei Fumetti di Carl Barks published by G.C. Sansone; 1974.
According to Paolo Castagno: "An Italian book very similar to How to read Donald Duck, but with some interesting content, like a Duckburg map, a Barksian character index, etc." Written in Italian.

Passaro, John: The Story of Disney published by Smart Apple Media; 1999.
One more juvenile book!

Peet Bill: An autobiography published by Houghton Mifflin Company; 1989 .
One of the most talented scenarists of the Studio tells us about his career. Too much of a story and not enough of of biography to some readers' taste (including mine).

Petersen, Paul: Walt Disney, Mickey and Me published by Dell; 1977.

Peterson, Monique: Home on the Range - The Adventures of a Bovine Goddess published by Disney Editions; 2004.
An unpretentious "making-of" by a good author.

Peterson, Monique: Chicken Little - Unplucked published by Disney Editions; 2005.
Monique's "making-of" books are always enjoyable reads. This one is no exception.

Peterson, Monique: The Little Big Book of Disney published by Hyperion; 2001.
A nice little book but without any new information.

Peterson, Monique: The Little Big Book of Pooh published by Hyperion; 2002.
The best book published on Winnie to date. A "must-have" for Pooh enthusiasts.

Pignatone, Sergio: Disneyana published by Little Nemo; 1991.
This strange little Italian book is at the same time a catalog of most vintage Italian Disney books and a short history of Disneyana in Italy (especially from a print items point of view). Written in Italian.

Pilling, Jayne (editor): A Reader in Animation Studies published by Indiana University Press; 1998.
This book contains a few good essays about Disney, including one by Disney historian Robin Allan.

Pinkerton Josephson, Judith: Walt Disney - Genius of Entertainment published by Enslow Publishers; 2006.
Another biography of Walt for kids.

Plathaus, Andreas: Von Mann und Maus - Die Welt des Walt Disney published by Henschel; 2001.
One more biography of Walt. Without interest. Written in German.

Poggi, Stefano: La vera storia della Regina di Biancaneve, dalla Selva Turingia a Hollywood published by Raffaello Cortina Editore; 2007.
In Italian. The author explores the connections between Uta, Margravess of Meissen, a mediaeval aristocrat, patron of the Cathedral of Naumburg, and Ghrimilde, the evil queen from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. These connections are inspired to the author by the strong similarity between a statue in the Cathedral of Naumburg and the famous Disney villain during a trip in 1999.

Poncet, Marie Thérèse: Disney published by Anthologie du Cinéma; 1967.
This little booklet was written (in French) as an homage to Walt, just a few months after his death. This biography is rather uninteresting, though.

Poncet, Marie-Thérése: Le Génie de Walt Disney self-published; 1995.
A strange biography that is mostly the result of a meeting of Walt by Mrs. Poncet in the mid-'50s. Only the part about Disney in France in the '50s and '60s is really new. This represents only a very small portion of the book, though.

Pontius, Larry: Waking Walt published by Writer's Showcase Press; 2002.
I do not usually list novels on the Disney Books Network but this one is special and can almost be considered as a reference book. Written by a former Disney executive it depicts a situation where Walt has been resurected to help run the Company as it faces troubles. A "must read".

Preszler, June: Walt Disney published by Bridgstone Books; 2003.
An other addition to the long and boring list of book about Walt for kids.

Price, Harrison "Buzz": Walt's Revolution by the Numbers published by Ripleys; 2004.
The man to whome Walt turned in the '60s for advice on the economics of the creation of Walt Disney World. An important piece to Disney's historical jigsaw puzzle.

Rafferty, Kevin; Gordon, Bruce: Walt Disney Imagineering published by Hyperion; 1996.
The title says it all. The book is huge, the illustrations are perfect and the authors are the best that can be. This is the Bible about the division of Disney that was once called WED and has always been the idea tank of the Company.

Rana, Marga: Disney Dolls - Identification & Value Guide published by Hobby House Pr.; 1999.
Ugly book, for specialized Mattel collectors.

Rawls, Walton: Disney Dons Dogtags published by Abbeville Press; 1992.
Some of the nicest insignias designed by the Studio during W.W.II.

Raz, Aviad E.: Riding the Black Ship: Japan and Tokyo Disneyland published by Harvard Eastern Monographs; 1999.

Rebello, Stephen and Healey, Jane: The Art of Hercules, the Chaos of Creation published by Hyperion; 1997.
The format of this book is different from the one of the three previous ones in the "Art of" series. It is, however, as interesting as the others. Gorgeous illustrations and nice text.

Rebello, Stephen: The Art of The Hunchback of Notre Dame published by Hyperion; 1996.
An other masterpiece in the "Art of" series. As ever the documents reproduced are stunning and the text is rather weak.

Rebello, Stephen: The Art of Pocahontas published by Hyperion; 1995.
This series is excellent as ever.

Reitberger, Reinhold: Walt Disney - In Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten published by Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag; 1979.
According to Frank Fabian: "Part of the Rowohlts Monographien series, which presents short and illustrated biographies of celebrities." Nothing special. Written in German.

Renault, Christian: De Blanche Neige à Hercule published by Dreamland; 1997.
The first French book about the history of the Disney studios and its artists to contain information and artwork never published before (apart from the very specialized Pinocchio by Pierre Lambert). This book is a must-have for French speaking readers and a very recommended buy for the others.

Renault, Christian: Les Heroines Disney published by Dreamland; 2000.
This book about the Disney female heroes, written in French and heavily illustrated, is one of the two best books about Disney published during the year 2000. A must have for all Disney enthusiasts. Many visual documents have never been seen before.

Reynolds Bob: Roller Coasters, Flumes & Flying Saucers - The Story of Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon, Ride Inventors of the Modern Amusement Parks published by N.L. Publishing; 1999.
According to Bob Reynolds: "Ed and Karl are responsible for many of the ride systems at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. A partial list of their projects would include Dumbo, Casey Jr., Snow White, Tea Cups, Matterhorn Mountain, Pirates, Small World, Haunted Mansion, Autopia, Flying Saucers...the list goes on and on. Half of the book consists of personal interviews with Ed and Karl and remembrances of working with Walt Disney, Joe Fowler, Dick Irvine and others."

Rhode, Joe; Revenson, Jody; Eiserloh, Alex; Putvin, Jennie: Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain published by Disney Press; 2006.
Short, but excellent. Only available at the parks, unfortunately.

Richardson, Adele: